Timothy Patrick McLanahan, an apparent screenwriter, is suing Tom Cruise and the other producers of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol for one billion dollars.

Yes, $1,000,000,000 — that's nine zeroes!

He says the action flick, which made almost $700 million at the international box office, ripped off a script of his called Head On. He claims he noticed the similarities in scripts were "immediately recognized" and now he's demanding a 10-figure sum!!!